Background
Green, William Porter was born on March 19, 1920 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugh Parker and Clara Belle (Hopper) Green.
Green, William Porter was born on March 19, 1920 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugh Parker and Clara Belle (Hopper) Green.
Bachelor, Illinois College, 1941; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1947.
Worked at Darby & Darby, Professional Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1947, Illinois. 1948, California and United States.
District Court, Central District of California.
1970-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1973, United States. Supreme Court. 1978, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1986, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Illinois Law Review, 1947.
Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.
Antitrust Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of California. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Committee on Federal Practice and Procedure, 1973).
Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County (Member of the Board, 1981.
President, 1984-1985). Los Angeles Patent Law Association.
Military: Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, Engineering Office., 1942-1946 (Also practicing individually at the same address).
Member Los Angeles world Affairs Council, since 1975. Deacon local Presbyterian Church, 1961-1963. Member American Bar Association, California State Bar, American Intellectual Property Law Association, L.A.Patent Law Association (past secretary-treasurer, member of the Board of Governors), Lawyers Club Los Angeles (past treasurer, past secretary, member of the Board of Governors, president 1985-1986), Los Angeles County Bar Association (trustee 1986-1987), American Legion (past post commander), Northwestern University Alumni Club Southern California, Big Ten Club Southern California, Town Hall California Club, Professional Golf Association West Golf Club (La Quinta, California), Phi BetaKappa, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Alpha.
Married Rose Marie Hall, October 1, 1944. Children: Hugh Michael, Robert Alan, Richard William.